One of the many fun features of the old NCAA Football video games was the ability to build your own nonconference schedule in Dynasty Mode. The game defaulted to an offer of potentially thrilling matchups against powerhouses like San Jose State and “Division I-AA East,” but anyone looking for more fun in their season could quickly replace the default opponents and line up an opening schedule that read something like this:
Week 1: No. 2 Alabama
Week 2: Bye
Week 3: No. 5 USC
Week 4: No. 1 Ohio State
No FBS team has ever actually built such a schedule, but the strongest nonconference slates can vault a team into the playoff discussion if navigated successfully .